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Oh hey, this is a thing. And none of my stuff went out in the first 20%, so that's good, I guess.

rwlh posted...

62. Bayonetta (Bayonetta)

The first thing I did when I came to this nomination, before I even looked at Bayos Wiki page, was I googled women on the bayonetta staff. I was looking to see if any prominent people who worked on the games were female. What I found was a discussion among women about whether the character is sexist or problematic. My gut reaction has always been that a character created by men whose very moveset revolves around objectifying herself for the titillation of the (mostly male) demographic is inherently sexist.

Bayonetta was designed by a woman.

https://www.platinumgames.com/official-blog/article/1278

As for whether a woman who puts her sexuality on display is inherently feminist or anti-feminist, that depends heavily on who you talk to. I won't hash that out here and derail the topic, however the deciding factor here ultimately has to be in how she carries herself, and I noticed absolutely no attention in the write-up is given to anything other than her aesthetic. She does have, like, a backstory and stuff. If the only factor one considers is her sex appeal, then of course she's going to be regarded as nothing but horny male spankbait.
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